Correspondence, lectures, notes, course materials, bibliographies, articles, proofs, clippings, and reprints pertaining to
courses he taught, departmental business, academic associations, and other professional activities. Some of the material pertains
to his teaching at UC Berkeley before he came to Stanford; also included are materials pertaining to his experiences as a
Japanese prisoner of war during World War II and the building of the bridge over the River Kwai.

Background

Watt earned his degrees at Cambridge and taught there and at UC Berkeley before joining the Stanford faculty in 1964 as Professor
of English. In 1971 he was named Jackson Eli Reynolds professor of the humanities and was the first director of the Stanford
Humanities Center.

Extent

55 Linear feet

Restrictions

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